[dba-Tech] Slow Comp

[Jon Tydda]

A couple of years ago I bought lifetime (of the PC) 10 Vipre licences for $150, so I'm still using those. I've only used 5 of them so far, so I'll be fully stocked with AV for a looong time :-)


Jon

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 5:15 AM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Slow Comp

Well, after fiddlefarting around with this stupid comp for a couple of weeks I pulled the trigger - went for the nuclear option - fresh install of W7 Ultimate and now reinstalling all the essential programs - firefox, Office
2000 & 2010, Ghost (love obsolete tech - it works) Irfan, Malwarebytes, Spybot, a torrent client, yada, yada.

Still don't know what to do about AV, though.  I think it may have been Avast - which I use on my main box - that hosed up the video stream - You Tube just wouldn't play - and slowed the box to a crawl.  But it may have been a lot of other junk that was bumper surfing on my OS.

I've currently got Windows Defender on and frankly, I don't do much with this box other than use it as a backup in case the main box fails. Being a lone ranger programmer for all these years has made me super cautious about backups and redundancy. If the main box fails I can turn to box Number 2 and be right back in business.

But I'm not doing email on this box (where many virii are delivered) and only a little web browsing - mostly music channels. So I don't need the Tesla of anti-virus systems.

Anyway, what is everyone's fave AV solution these days?


TIA

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-----Original Message-----
From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2015 1:03 AM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Slow Comp

Hi Rocky

I would run MalwareBytes, CCleaner, and give it a thorough Defragging, and see if that made any difference to it...


Jon

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 11:50 PM
To: List; 'Off Topic'
Subject: [dba-Tech] Slow Comp

So I've got this desktop - it's my secondary box - not my primary work box.
It's also my music box.  If I want to listen to music while I'm working, or practice a tune, I use this one.

But I also drag and drop a copy of EVERYTHING I work on onto this box.  An old habit of being a lone ranger developer all these years.  If box #1 craps out, I can at least keep the business going.

But box #2 has been slowing down lately - thrashing a bit.  I have three other desktops but I think this one is the best of the bunch.  The others are going to be got rid of somehow.

Anyway, I digress.  What I'd like to do is speed this bad boy up.  It's an eMachines T5082 running W7 SP1.  It's got a 3GHz P4 with 2GB and that's the limit, I think. Small HD - 140GB but more than I need.

I suppose I could back up everything essential, wipe the HD, and reinstall W7.  Then download all the programs I really need.

But is there an effective alternative to this nuclear option?

I've seen a lot of snappy ads promising to speed up my comp but they look like snake oil for the most part and I don't trust them any farther than I can throw my whole desk.

Any advice welcome.

MTIA

Rocky Smolin
Beach Access Software
858-259-4334
www.bchacc.com <http://www.bchacc.com/> www.e-z-mrp.com <http://www.e-z-mrp.com/>
Skype: rocky.smolin

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